Hi and welcome to our blog! Since most of our friends and family do not live in California with us, we thought a blog would be a good way to keep in touch. This is also our way to document our first year of living together. We are in the midst of planning our wedding, getting Ted's doctorate, and having fun playing house! Please keep in touch!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Since we are using a temporary bed frame right now, we are not blessed with a beautiful headboard. I got sick of looking at the stark white wall, and decided to make my own headboard, using a pretty fabric that I found online.

Supplies:

Wood or canvas frame, any size

Fabric (enough to fit the frame, plus a few extra inches on all sides)

Staple Gun

Make sure you line up the fabric so that you don't cut off any repeating motifs. Wrap it around the frame and staple (work on opposite sides of the frame so that the fabric doesn't stretch unevenly). Hang it up behind your bed!

Butter a soufflé or 6 -cup gratin dish, and set it aside. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the flour, and mix it in well with a whisk. Cook for 10 seconds, and add the milk in 1 stroke, and mix it in with a whisk. Keep stirring with the whisk until the mixture thickens and comes to a strong boil, which will take about 2 minutes. It should be thick and smooth. Remove from the heat, and stir in the salt and pepper. Allow about 10 minutes for the white sauce to cool (or else you'll have scrambled eggs).

Meanwhile, break the eggs into a bowl, and beat well with a fork. Add the eggs, the cheese and the chives to the cooled saue, and mix well to combine. Pour into the buttered gratin dish and cook immediately, or set aside until ready to cook.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the soufflé is puffy and well browned on top. Although it will stay inflated for quite awhile, it is best served immediately.

Enjoy!

I've been into a few different craft/sewing ventures lately, so I'll post an update on those within the next couple of days.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Hi everybody, and welcome to our first blog! I'm finally done with all of the wedding announcement/save the date letters, and i can stop making paper cranes for awhile. Phew! Ted and I made a really yummy dinner tonight, of sweet potato fries with paprika, and a Gruyère and scallion soufflé. I'll post a picture of the soufflé tomorrow--it was a big success! Good night for now, and I'll try to write more tomorrow.Love,Colleen (and Ted)